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“Writing a book is a horrible, exhausting struggle, like a long bout with some painful illness. One would never undertake such a thing if one were not driven on by some demon whom one can neither resist nor understand.”
― George Orwell, Why I Write

tags: writing

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“Better to reign in Hell, than to serve in Heaven.”
― John Milton, Paradise Lost

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“You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.”
― Ray Bradbury

tags: culture, reading

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“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.”
― George Orwell

tags: truth

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“We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.”
― Kurt Vonnegut, Mother Night

tags: action, attitude, choice, imagination, inspiration, life, pretend

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A Song of Ice & Fire Fans — 5675 members — last activity Jun 30, 2023 06:43AM
For fan discussion of George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice & Fire series. Occasionally referred to by the first book of the series, A Game of Thrones. ...more

Pick-a-Shelf — 2443 members — last activity 8 hours, 46 min ago
The purpose to this group is to challenge all you avid readers out there to expand your reading beyond your preferred genres. Who knows you may find s ...more

The Vonnegut Reading Group — 414 members — last activity Jan 28, 2023 07:44AM
Reading every Kurt Vonnegut novel and short story collection....in the order is was written!

The Perks Of Being A Book Addict — 36893 members — last activity 10 hours, 57 min ago
This group is for anyone who loves books from different genres. Every month we have group Books of the Month which you can join, reading challenges, a ...more

The Mystery, Crime, and Thriller Group — 31652 members — last activity 1 hour, 7 min ago
“It was a dark and stormy night. Lightning flashed and thunder rolled across the sky. Rain spattered a mysterious, hooded stranger who peered over the ...more

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